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from The List by Sam Draisey

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    'Hailing from just outside Wolverhampton, 22 year old Sam Draisey lists amongst his influences, Jack Johnson, The Levellers and Cat Stevens, plus several others. Without knowing this, you can hear these influences in his songwriting. His new album, ‘The List’, is available to download on iTunes or from Amazon. On the track ‘Wisdom Teeth’’, you can for sure hear the Cat Stevens influence on the vocals. His voice is similar to Cat’s but a little softer and the vocal metering/approach/inflections are quite Cat-ish. Very stripped down musically – acoustic guitar accompanied by tablas/bongos and the voice, giving it a light, summery feel (esp. ‘The Small Hours’, with harmonica solo). An old head on very young shoulders, he writes about subjects and experiences that sprawl over decades, as if he’d lived already and was looking back on a fuller life than he must have had. His lyrics are quite deep and thoughtful . It’s hard to call it folk music, because it feels like a slightly more commercial/mainstream sound. Pleasant and well-balanced, I’d say it was inoffensive, road movie soundtracky. (If you ever fancy volunteering your music for any short films made locally, give us a shout!) Nice one, Sam. Keep coming up with material of this standard and you’ll be around for years to come. V Cat = ‘Where We Came From’.'

    Doc X - It's Alive Magazine.

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Twenty one to date and still I'm staying up too late
trying to think of things that I can do,
twenty one false starts and several broken hearts,
with one especially for you.

We can sleep in fields and watch the world go by,
or step outside and simply spend some time,
don't ever say I don't do anything for you,
because that simply isn't true.

Twenty one again and still I'm playing with my friends,
trying to sing songs that we all know,
twenty one times I write the same old lines,
can't think of anything that goes

We can sleep in fields and watch the world go by,
or step outside and simply spend some time,
don't ever say I don't do anything for you,
because that simply isn't true.

Now I've got the keys that can unlock the door,
but what should I do once I'm standing in the hall,
they say I've never been twenty one before,
not feeling half as sure.

Twenty one right now and not allowed to feel down,
with a great big oyster at my feet,
twenty one year olds should live like there's no tomorrow,
fall in love with everyone they meet.

We can sleep in fields and watch the world go by,
or step outside and simply spend some time,
don't ever say I don't do anything for you,
because that simply isn't true.

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from The List, released June 4, 2010

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Sam Draisey Wolverhampton, UK

Sam Draisey is a singer/songwriter from the West Midlands, England. His music has, in the classic singer/songwriter style, many influences and muses, with particular attention paid to the story telling qualities and political nature of his songs. His notable influences include Frank Turner, Damien Rice, Jack Johnson, Cat Stevens, Paul Simon and Johnny Cash. ... more

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